Mangheni Pride

[Mapokser]

I wasn't completely sure if I'd post this in the Mapogo thread or here, but I ended up deciding on posting here .

A bit of trivia on the origins of the pride, it's often said/accepted ( or at least I always heard this ) that the Mangheni pride was sired by the 2 Mlowathi Mapogos, Mr.T and Kinky Tail. I think because Londolozi was the core of the Tsalala territory and Mr.T and KT controlled most of that land and everything east of that. Maybe not different from how it is said today that Talamatis are Dark Mane's cubs despite all 3 Avocas having mated with the females ( because DM "raised" Talamatis after the split ), or even how it is said that Hairy Belly and Ginger are the fathers of the Nkuhuma cubs because they stayed with this pride after the Matimba split, despite all of them having mated with the Nkuhuma females.

However, according to Rob, all 6 Mapogos controlled the Tsalala pride even after the split and he has videos of the Western Mapogos interacting with the Tsalala cubs when they were bigger ( so I doubt it's the lost litter, but rather the surviving Manghenis, plus his highlights videos started in mid 2009, therefore he can't be talking about the 2008 litters ), and although this doesn't prove they are the fathers, it's a huge indication that they also mated with the Tsalalas to produce those litters, especially when we're talking about the Mapogos, known for killing their own nephews ( besides Mr.T killing Ximhungwe cubs, it was also said by WildEarth that the 5 younger Mapogos killed Makhulu's Othawa cubs in 2007 ).

Rob then straight up says we'll never know which of the 6 are the fathers of the 4 Manghenis.

Last but not least, he adds that the Tsalala females denned on Othawa Property and the 4 Western Mapogos spent more time in Othawa than the 2 Mlowathi did.

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I always thought it was a shame that only 1/6 Mapogo was able to pass his genes through the Othawa pride, which is nearly extinct ( assuming the 2 Othawa coalitions failed on Kruger ), but in reality the Western Mapogos could very well be fathers of some of the 4 Mangheni females. Makhulu, PB, Rasta, and/or Dreadlocks could very well still have a living daughter or two, as well many granddaughters and great-grandcubs in the Mangheni and Kambula pride. Reply